Sunshine State News chronicles the tit for tat over Florida's Amendment 8, which would allow state money to fund religious institutions, and is a reaction to the Council for Secular Humanism's lawsuit against the funding of proselytizing prison programs in the state. So obviously, we're against it.

In the Tallahassee Democrat, Florida state representative Steve Precourt makes the Council his bogeyman of choice, and cites us as a reason for forming the eyeroll-inducing "religious freedom caucus" in the state legislature.

If anyone thinks that Malala is targeted because of education, that's absolutely wrong and is propaganda by media. Malala is targeted because of her pioneer role in preaching secularism and so-called enlightened moderation. And whom so ever will commit so in the future too will be targeted again by the [Taliban].

An angry mob in Pakistan led by clerics ransacks the home of a boy for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages. Luckily, the boy and his mother had already fled the area.

Freedom of speech is the foundation of all freedoms and intellectual debate, and the cornerstone for development in the Muslim world. If denied, the door to women's reform will close and the Muslim world will regress even further, an outcome that is bound to be detrimental to the West.

You see, when Rep. Paul Broun said that evolution and the Big Bang were lies from Hell, he was “speaking off the record to a large church group about his personal beliefs regarding religious issues.” Err, so I guess we're all good then? Sigh.

Chris Stedman and Vlad Chituc at HuffPo look at the complicated task of interfaith outreach to "nones."

BBC's magazine takes a deep look at why the hell so many people are so damn interested in the Loch Ness Monster.

Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is none too pleased with Mitt Romney for claiming a special relationship with ex-Navy SEAL and MRFF supporter Glen Doherty, killed in the Benghazi embassy attacks.

CSI introduces us to Uiwon Hwang, a skeptic activist in South Korea who tells us:

Rather than the religions, we have been facing more problems with left-wing ideology, especially anti-Americanism and anti-Occidentalism. These issues are severe and their proponents have formed an authority. The funny thing about this is that it is always connected with an anti-science agenda.

Whenever you hear people say that "Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States," remember that's only true if you exclude "no religion" as a religious category. Otherwise, "no religion" is far and away the fastest growing - and the one with the most potential to reshape American society in the 21st century.

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Paul Fidalgo has been communications director of the Center for Inquiry since 2012. He holds a master’s degree in political management from George Washington University, and has worked previously for FairVote: The Center for Voting and Democracy and the Secular Coalition for America. Paul is also an actor and musician whose work includes five years performing with the American Shakespeare Center. He lives in Maine with his wife and kids. His blog at the Patheos network is iMortal, and he tweets at @paulfidalgo.